Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchMount Olympus Is Not A Highlight Reel
A viral “Mount Olympus of Taekwondo” post sparks a bigger argument: who actually earns greatness in a sport built on results, not hype. We draw a har…
5 months, 1 week ago
Why Brazil Dominated The Pan American Taekwondo Championships
Season 8 Episode 6
Brazil didn’t just win the Pan American Taekwondo Championships, they sent a message: culture plus coaching equals medals. We’re recording with boots…
5 months, 2 weeks ago
Green Stamps For Kicks And Double Secret Probation
The sport isn’t just fought on the mat anymore, it’s fought in rankings, calendars, email lists, and who gets invited to the table. Tonight at Wareho…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
Olympic Hopefuls And The Chancleta Awards
Season 8 Episode 2
Eight years of flat results is not a slump, it’s a signal. We start with the adrenaline of a collegiate taekwondo tournament and quickly get to the b…
6 months ago
Stop Selling Auditions And Start Coaching
Season 8 Episode 1
The Junior World Championships didn’t just showcase great taekwondo, it exposed which countries are building real systems and which ones are hoping t…
6 months ago
When The Scoring Gear Fails And Someone Gets Slept
A training camp that starts with “easy practice” and immediately turns into full-contact sparring tells you everything you need to know about why Uzb…
6 months, 1 week ago
Chuck Norris, Internet Freezes, And AAU Chaos
Season 3 Episode 15
500 followers doesn’t sound wild until you picture 500 people packed into a room, listening, reacting, and carrying the conversation into their gyms.…
7 months ago
Sven Lorrimer On Fighting For Guyana And Speaking His Mind
Taekwondo has never had a shortage of talent. The real question is whether the system still rewards the people who can build champions, fund developm…
7 months, 1 week ago
Inside The Pan American Taekwondo Union Awards And What The Results Missed
A regional award is supposed to be the easy part: look at the year, look at the results, pick the best. So why do some Pan American Taekwondo Union h…
7 months, 2 weeks ago
How A Leaked AAU Call Sparked A Showdown Over Power, Money, And Coaching
Season 3 Episode 12
What happens when a leaked phone call pulls back the curtain on how qualifiers, elections, and influence really work? We press play on an AAU convers…
7 months, 2 weeks ago